[Healeys] Distributor cap orientation-details

[Alan Seigrist]

I have seen them before, I think those caps would be for distributors
mounted on the other side of the motor, although not sure of the
application.

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Stephen Hutchings
<s.hutchings at rogers.com>wrote:

> OK everyone, I can see why you might think I have my distributor out
> by 180 degrees...I assure you that that is not the case.
> The distributor is not the issue here...it's the way the cap goes on
> to the body. There is a cut out for the cil wire, and it can only
> match up to the distributor in one way...
> So, Chris Dimmock has it right when he says that there are two models
> of  cap that look the same, but are mirror images- as he explains in
> his email below.
> As soon as I saw all the 180 degree out advice, I realised that I may
> not have explained this clearly enough.
> Stephen, BJ8
>
> Stephen,
> There are 2 caps that at first glance look the same. But they aren't.
> Lucas <tel:54413902>54413902
> That's the one that looks like a BJ8.
> But isn't. The cap is reversed.
> The coil lead from the cap v the white plastic tension lead is opposite.
> On a Lucas <tel:54413902>54413902 cap the white plastic pick up is
> 180 degrees opposite the cap coil lead.
> I'll send you pics.
> Which one do you have?
> Chris
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